They crossbreed different varieties to produce new ones that grow better and are more resistant to diseases. It can take ten to fifteen years of development. The head of the lab, Prof Mario Caccamo told BBC News that he wants to use the technology to develop new varieties that can grow well in the hotter, … Read more
A bill is to be introduced in Parliament in two days’ time to allow the commercial growing of gene-edited crops in England. Source link
Image copyright Getty Images Current scientific techniques are not yet safe or effective enough to be used to create gene-edited babies, an international committee says. The technology could one day prevent parents from passing on heritable diseases to children, but the committee says much more research is needed. The world’s first gene-edited babies were born … Read more